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i THE SCRANTON HEPUBLICAN. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1919 NEW YEAR'S DAY la all Catholic ofcmrcbM Connolly Wallace Co. Connolly Wallace Co. Scranton's Shopping Center "DON" FIELDING IS KILLEDJN FRANCE Former Thirteenth Man Meets Death Nine Days After Being Cimmissioned ODD FELLOWS IN "VICTORY DIMNER" Robert Burns Lodge Has Big Cslebration Maxey Speaker of the Evening BABY YEAR WELCOMED BY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN (Continued from Page One) city and valley. Lights in several of the larger hotels were dimmed for a minute precisely at midnight, while the thousands of revelers renewed their noise making with many devices to the fullest extent.

Sneeaaa Xa Assured. The year 1919 is here, and If Scran ton's welcome acts as a criterion for the supecess of the year, then such a success is assured in this city. Probably 90 per cent, of the homes here dollar the mornlag fcoara. Special services la all Zplaoopal church daring morning hour. First FrMbrterlan church, tiM a.

Joint prayer aarvlo of Hrat aad Second chnrchee. Second Presbyterian church, 7:30 p. consecration service. T. K.

C. i30 a. sn. to 10 p. nLt open house.

Slat Park Church caption, p. m. Theatrei open wlth special bills. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1. Reluctant to believe that his son Is dead and hoping against hope that welcomed the New year with some sort of celebration, or participated in 2,100 MARRIAGE LICENSES some of the larger functions in the central city.

Maybe next year there will be a celebration, held on the same night and everything, but in all probability there In observance of the aafe return of the fifteen members of the organization who were In the service of the country, members of Robert Bums lodge. No. S59, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, last night celebrated their anniversary with a big "Victory Dinner" In their rooms In Odd Fellows' hall, Wyoming avenue. The affair, attended by members of the lodge and their wives and families, was one of the biggest social events of the year. Ordinarily the anniversary of the organization is held In October, but the epidemic of Influenza this year necessi ISSUED HERE DURING YEAR When the office of Marriage License Clerk Tallle Griffiths closed for the day yesterday afternoon, a total of 2.127 licenses to wed had been Issued for the twelve months Just closed.

This was 600 short of the number for 1917, when the rush during the months preceding the declaration of war and the passage of the draft law boosted the total. The heaviest month in 1918 was will be something missing, a something that goes hand in hand with "let Joy be unconflned," and of course that means prohibition. So you se everything went in to make last night and early this morning a real record breaking celebration, one that Scranton can remember in after years. The shadow of prohibition cast but a alight hase over the celebration, for July 1 is still six months away. In the neighborhood of 2,200 reservations were made at the Hotel Casey, and fully 500 were turned away.

Man NEW YEAR'S DAY STORE CLOSED tated a postponement of the occasion. June when 240 licenses were taken The comlmttee then decided that it out. Clerk Griffiths looks for a big rush during the coming year. The number of divorces was also less than that for 1917, only 153 decrees of separation having been handed down this year as compared with 183 for the preceding twelve months. THREE FALSE ALARMS USHER IN NEW YEAR ager John J.

Shafer, had to recruit lOOwalters from Binghamton and Wil kes Barre. There were 600 individual tables arranged each seating from two to thirty six In order to accommodate the vast crowd, the renaissance room, crystal ballroom, main dining room, private dining rooms and mezzanine floor were utilized. The hotel was literally Jammed full of would be only fitting to make the af fair a celebration of the return of the members who had been with the colors. The huge auditorium was decorated with the national colors, while the ser i vice flag of the lodge, carrying fifteen tars, was draped over the platform. r.

fhe banquet hall was also pay In Its prtriotie nrt holiday decorations. Attorney Harry C. Reynolds acted as chairman of the exercises which pre 5 ceded the banquet. The program, with District Attorney George Maxey do livering the address of the evenlns. was as follows: Opening ode.

audi ence; prayer. Yeager. chaplain; Three false fire alarms ushered out IL i the old year and welcomed In the new. At exactly 11:55 o'clock. Box 42 at Third avenue and Fellows street sounder, and ten minutes later Box piano selection, Stanford Morgan; ad dress.

District Attorney O. W. Maxey; i vocal solo, Miss Ruth Kaufman, vocal 354 at South Main avenue and Stratford avenue sounded. Thirty five minutes later Box 323, at Thirteenth and Luzerne streets was merrymakers until way early this morning; dancing being enjoyed everywhere. Manager Fred Hooper of the Hotel Jermyn had a crowd of funmakers numbering over 1,000 persons at his hostelry; and they danced in the lobby and spacious ballroom on the second floor, until very, very early in the morning.

Patsey Raymond and his famous Jazz band direct from Rector's New York furnished the snyco pating music at the Jermyn, and made a big hit. Many Other Affairs. solo. John Price: address. Alderman James Molr: vocal solo.

Miss Kauf Punea anci west scranion companies 'Another year a few short, hurrying hours, Another chance will you grasp it, while 'tis yours? This thought for you remember, as days go by, You will win the fight but only if you try. Uncle Philander man; finale. "America." audience. raoe" 10 tnat location to. learn tnat it Following the dinner, at which, At nother false alarm.

torncy Reynolds was toastmnster. the I guests enjoyed a social session In the I DETECTIVE LEARNS Hundreds were in attendance at the tteut. Donald K. fielding news of his safety will be received. Rev.

James Fielding, assistant pastor pf the Immanuel Baptist church, last evening announced that he had received a telegram from the War Department telling of the death of Lieut. Donald, M. Fielding, which occurred in the battle of Argonne Forest on October 9. The news was received by Mr. Yielding on Saturday, but hoping that the telegram was an error and thai ther word would be received, he did not announce the death until yester day.

Lieutenant Fielding was twenty four years of as, and had resided in Scran am for nearly twenty one years. He was a member of the old Thirteenth Jteglment. serving his second enlistment on the Mexican border. He was Elks' club house on Washington ave nue, where a general open house for form of a watch party. Impromptu numbers were given by memhors of the lodge, while community Rlnglne; of patriotic numbers was also enjoyed.

Members of the committee which srnnajed fnr the affair were: Louis Wetr.el. chairman: Otinrnri Van Oordrr. tunell Snyder. A'Ch G. Nesbitt, Hurry T.eah W.

H. Heppelwhlte and Louis H. Jones. members and friends, similar to other NAME OF ASSAILANT Detective John Cartuescillo In his investigations of the stabbing affray that occurred on Lackawanna avenue in front of the Delaware and Hudson station Monday night in which Joseph Cilliza and slashed across the face, ascertained thai Giosuele Policari alias Joseph Giesuele. is the man New Year's Eve functions was held The ciub house was festooned and decorated to the limit for At the Scranton club, next door.

members and their friends ushered in the New Year with a fitting dinner responsible for Colizzo's wounds. NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION dance. Confetti and other carnival Ana according to me aeieciive, tne Connolly Wallace Co. Connolly Wallace Co ri i imi Aimnriii mollve ror tne crime was a simple nt AT r' lUI PARK HURRM tip wnrrtv srvnmsnl that ncfnrfl ho. appointed sergeant of Company of tween the two men over two years ago.

lne in regiment miantry, leaving Elin Park church will keep open urap nancocK xor overseas on May He took part in the battle of oi vo fmm four to o'cloH: on i ire'pCMT DfSlWAIDC N'ew T.Ws rfternoon. The official i 'ftSiDEiMT POINCAIRE 1 Chauteu Thierry in July, escaping contrivances were much In evidence, as they were at every other one of the big functions held throughout the city. Hundreds of watchnight parties were held throughout the city at private residences. Altogether Scranton ushered in the New Year in a most fitting manner. The birth of Baby 1919 was a huge success every way you take it.

MAY VISIT AMERICA T.oard and their wives will constitute 1 v' "mltee. Lawrence's1 i elytra will furnish music during DEATHS days' illness from influenza. He is survived by his wife and four sons. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning with a high mass of requiem at St. Francis church, Genet street, of which he was one of the most active members.

without injury. He was transferred to the officers' candidate school In France from which he received his commission as second lieutenant on October 1, and was assigned to Company 126th Regiment, 32nd Division, and Immediately went Into action, taking part in PARIS, Dec. 31. That President Poincare intends to pay a visit to America during the Summer was made known here today. While nothing definite has been done i towards arranging the details.

It is MBS. DAVID ROLAND. the reception and light refreom its rr'll be rervd. Mrs. Alfreri E.

Cnn nrl w'll have charge of the floral dec and the refrshments will be curved by a comnittee consisting of Mrs. J. D. and a group of young women whom she has selected 'hp nurrose. Mrs.

David Roland, of 515 Luzerne MANLEY M. ORAM, co workers. He was a member of the the home. Rev. George P.

Eckman ciet? Sf St' 1 Pastor Elm Park church will off I church. Surviving Is his mother, Mrs, Mary Flaherty, and his sisters, Mrs! ciate BarIal Forest Hill cemetery. Robert McNichols, Mrs. Charles Golden, The funeral of Roger Lloyd, of 139 Frank Walsh and Hannah and south Lincoln avenue, will be held to Belle Flaherty and two brothers, Mich 1Pon ael and Hugh Flaherty. Funeral an r.

nouncement later. I rment will be made in the Washburn I Street cemetery. The funeral of Richard Tudor, who aTKIW. died on Monday after a week's illness, Michael Strein, aged 78 years, died I at the West Side hospital, will be held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. tomorrow afternoon from the home of Peter Ott.

Walnut street, Taylor, yes i Mrs. Matthews, of 1124 Hampton terday morning. He is survived by i street. Interment will be made in the one daughter, Mrs. Ott and one so.i, Washburn street cemetery.

the battle of Argonne Forest, where street, died last night. Besides her Manley M. Oram aged seventy five hUSband She Is Survived by SiX Chll (Hod Knnrlnv mnrnlm, ot hie hnmo understood that the French executive he fell in the fight. will take passage during June or July. Surviving Lieutenant Fieldinr are dren and her mother, Mrs.

Ellen Ger jn Fleetville. He Is survived by three ntv two brothers, William and Pat daughters Grace, Mary and Alice rick Gerrity and three sisters, Mrs. Oram, and two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Cornelius Coleman, Mrs. John Walsh Farnham, of Honesdale, and Mrs.

and Mrs. John Cooke all of this city. Frank Lord, of Kingston. The funei.il All of Kim Park, whether members of the church or only attend I la nn.l t.a nnhltn in 1 TO RESUME HEAMJfGS. WASHINGTON, Dec.

31. The en BECOMES IMPORTANT AS SHIPPING CENTER Since the war began Bergen, in Norway, has taken on added importance as a shipping center. It has been a point where neutral ships gathered to be convoyed through danger lones and all passengers embarked for British and Scottish ports. Because of the great influx of English speaking tour ec reral are cordially invited. at.

committe will resume its investi gatlon of German propaganda Friday I will be held tomorrow morning at 10 30 o'clock at the home. Burial in Clifford his parents, Rev. and Mrs. James Fielding; his sister, Agnes who is stationed at the Denver base hospital, where she is engaged in reconstruction work, and the following brothers: Robert, at Camp Lee; James, stationed with the medical unit at Ellis Island; Walter, of Chicago; and Henry, of Plainfield, N. J.

reception has been planned by the jr. ine iunerai win oe The funeral of Mrs. Marian Jones wm nm from the home of Mrs. Ott tomorrow ntlll li t.nU 1. 1, 1.

The death of Mrs. John McGreehan, cemeter' afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be daughter, Mrs. H. H.

Bushnell. 319 in the Taylor cemetery. mother of Bernard McGeehan until re ynmr centlv Assnrinlprl Press oneratnr for JOHN FLAHERTY. prescott avenue on tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. with Alfred L.

Becker, deputy Btate attorney general of New York, on the stand, Chairman Overman announced today on his return from a Christmas vacation. Next week, representatives of J. Mitchell rainier, alien property custodian, will be heard. cf'c'nl boad and the ptstor for the ru'irs? of beginning the new year a rnnd rally of the congregation, and the afternoon hours have bfen selected in order that no interference may be made with evening engagements of the people. ists normal times.

Jingnsn was n.roiiv iii th larger The Republican, died on Sunday at her The death of John Flaherty, of 1015 BLIZZARD IW WEST. cities and towns even before the war, home in Hazleton, after three days' West Linden street, occurred at three but now nearly all Norwegians speak Illness of acute nephritis. Mrs. Mc o'clock yesterday afternoon, following mno iioh refue ees from Rus Gee han was one of Hazleton's best a week's illness of pneumonia. Mr.

rVVSRAXS. The funeral of Mrs. Thomas 3. Jones, of 1010 Marcus street, has been postponed from this morning until tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. She KANSAS 31.

CITY, Dec. snow storm, reaching the oroDortionl sja and Finland recently have kept all known and greatly esteemed women. Flaherty was employed as stationary the resort hotels in the Norwegian Before her marriage she was Miss engineer at the air shaft of Mt. Plens is survived by her husband, one daugh is bui vivea uy ner nusDana, one aaugn I Ethel, and her sister Mrs. John of a Wizard in many places, prevailel mountains crowded.

Travel has fai Parker from JNorthcrn Kansas to thoW Mary Martin, ner parents Deing among couiery. ue was tauen in jnris; the pioneer residents of Jeanesville. mas day with a cold which developed She was a member of St. Gabriel's into pneumonia, causing his death. He church, the Altar and Rosary society was well known In West Scranton, and and the League of the Sacred Heart, highly esteemed by his friends aad The funeral of Mrs.

Anna Geary lu" according to reports reaching the Fritz, of 117 Mulberry street will be local weather bureau. Railroad traf held tomorrow afternoon at two from fie in many places was Impaired. Cabaret Tonight, Town Hall. Adv. JESSUP MAN SHOT IN LEG DURING FIGHTING Writing from a base hospital at Allerey, France, Private Charles A.

McConnell, of Jessup, attached to the 319th Infantry, of a Camp Lee division, tells of his trip across and of the engagements In which his unit took part. The young man was working In Midland when he entered the service on April 3. He trained at Camtj HOUSING QUESTIONS NOW CONFRONT ENGLAND One of Ihe unusual plans suggested for bridging the transition period while England is being changed from a war to "a peace basis is a proposal that the government should build houses and either sell them on long time payments or furnish them outright, particularly to soldiers. Ensland Is wrestling with many of the same housing schemes that were Surviving are the loving children: Bernard, telegraph operator, Scranton exceeded the capacity of the railway between Christlania and Bergen and the inns have been unable to accommodate the great mass of refugees who are endeavoring to make their way across the North Sea on the crowded steamers operated by the British government. In spite of their proximity, Sweden and Norway are quite unlike.

The former is more military. It is fashioned on German lines. Norway Is more democratic and independent. It rejoices in its own music and literature and does not content itself with standing in the shadow of any great power. Monuments to Ibsen, Grieg, Olde Bull and Bjornson show the devotion of Norwegians to their own men of Times: Peter, Mrs.

J. S. Johnson, of Atlantic City; James, manager of the Postal company, Hazleton; Winifred, a teacher; Robert, of the 109th field artillery; Stanley, a medical student at Philadelphia; Bertha, a student at the West Chester State Normal school, and Edward McGeehan. telegraph operator of the Evening News, Wilkes Barre. The funeral was held from her late i home yesterday mowiing and was pri i vate.

put forward in the United States when thousands of workmen were called to Lee. and left on May 17 for France. Will You Have More Money in bank at the end of 1919 than you have now? That depends on how much you save during the next year. Start with the first pay day of the new year and bank a part 6f your wages in the THIRD NATIONAL Continue this throughout the year and the result will surprise you. COLONEL "BOB" VAIL RETURNS FROM ARMY Lieut.

Col. Robert M. Vail, commander of the 108th Machine Gun Battalion, of the 28th Division, during the lighting at the Marne, Chateau Thierry, Kismes. FIsmette, etc, and who returned to this country about six weeks ago to act as an Instructor in machine "uvno at Camp Hancock. is home once more.

Colonel Vail will in the course of a few days resume his old position with the Swing Brook Water Company at Plttston. When Colonel Vail returned from "ranee he spent a day with his family 'ere and then reported for duty at camp Hancock. Rcently orders were issued to discharge the men under instruction there, and with the breaking up of the camp Colonel Vail was discharged from the service upon bis own application. Cabaret Tonight, Town Hall. Adv.

FOUR POLICE OFFICERS 'j ARE GIVEN PROMOTIONS Four police officers, who have been merely acting In their respective positions and receiving the pay of sergeants and patrolmen, will commencing today, assume their proper rank and receive the salary that goes with it. The promotlonr Include: Acting Cap SIRS. GRIFFITH HUGHES. Mrs. Griffith Hughes, of Johnson street Dickson City, died at her home there 'late Monday night after an illness of a few days.

She Is survived by her husband and the following Cabaret Tonight, Town Hall. Adv, centers of war activities. In the opln The division landed at St. Nazaire Ion of Sir J. Tudor Walters, a mem and from there went to the Arras sector, her of parliament who has given much t.

thought to housing, England faces a then British. In the latter shortage of 500,000 houses in addl Part of September they drove the Ger tion to her normal requirements of mans across the Meuse and were later 100, "00 new ones annually. sent in to drive enemy out of Ar Thousands in the building trades Konni fore.t. It was on October 5, dur "redh.n ln the latter engagement, that Mc Ing operations ceased when the war started. Materials are at exorbitant cnneU was shot In the leg by a ma figures or unobtainable.

It is much cnln Sun bullet. more difficult for a prospective small McConnell has words of prals for house owner to finance construction the fighting qualities of the American than it was four and a half years ago. forces, declaring that although the Ar One of the plans suggested is that eonne wo0(. wa. nfegte(j w)th machine the government pay the householder Bonne 00L wa lmeste witn machine the difference between what his house uns tne Yanks were never afraid of will cost to construct immediately them.

une Dollar is enough to start. a uun ma tvtt. uma. D. iioo hlldren: William.

David and Gwilym, yV WJ unmTnt fT; vJl TV" ni ii will be made later. tj I A b.IQ VJ 1 I 1 i 1 V. .11... fine roast for spilling the beans. Rochester Herald.

JOHH HAGGERTY. John Haggerty of 506 East Drinker street, Dunmore. died at three o'clock vesterdav morning. He is survived Third National Bank i 118 120 122 WYOMING AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA. Member of Federal Reserve Bank Registrar of Stocks and Bonds Capital, $400,000 Surplus (Earned), $1,000,000 Designated Depository ef the United States, OFFICERS Wm, H.

Peck, President James L. Conn ell, Vlce resident B. B. Hicks, Cashier R. A.

Gregory, J. Elmer Williams and R. A. Chase, Asst. OJhlers DIRECTORS FIGURATIVELY SFEAXIVO, Soldiers, read the "Man" ad after peace Is declared and its estimated value five years hence.

Any plan that win result in large expenditure of public money will be Things were slack in he office, as the hv his wife and dauehters. Mrs. Hop on Page 12. The War Depart manager was on a holiday. The chief kins and Mary Haggerty, ana sons met with considerable; opposition :..1,.

among members of the government, ment OM USUied Circular aaK This was made very clear when a Jnor VOU to get into this Same. statement was made In the House of 7 Commons that the government should IOU Will it ACV, clerk, therefore, thought it was his Patrick and John, also by two sisters, chance of wooing the steongrapher. Mrs. John Padden and Mrs. Corcoran.

"Just one kiss," he begged fervently. nd three brothers, Patrick and "Certalnlv not'" reDlled the eirl Anthony of Ireland and Michael Hag i ifi i i serty of North Scranton. The funeral coldly. Id as soon kisg a snake as held Friday morning at 9:30 1 Vive ail war workers a six months' AWOTHZK ITALIA CREDIT, James L. Connei; Geo.

H. Catlln, Chas. R. Connell, Luther Keller, W. A.

May, W. Oakford, L. M. Connell, I. Peck.

yui clock from St. Mary's cnurcn. holiday with full pay as one means of solving the tremendous problem of changing England from a war to a nmr1 Koala At In.c. I A tain of Police Arnold Roth to a regular inai ail rignt, men, saiu me man calmly. "I saw you kiss a snake yes A enr i itinot.

uuc inciliuci WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. Italy to day received a new credit of $100,000, 000 from the United States government. This Increased Italy's total credit from this country to $1,310.000,. Open every business day rrom 9 A.

M. to 3 P. closing Saturday at neon, nd open Saturday even Ings from 7 to 8:30 O'clock. JOHK FELLICAK. John Pellican.

one of South Scran ton's best known men. a miner at the m'iaiu. nuius iiwiimo tne government, referring to that state Lowry, to a regular sergeant; Acting ment, said that the' government could Yes, you kissed the bookkeeper, and National colliery for a number of SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. noc unaeriano any gigantic financial obligation In its effort to brldea the Sergeant Peter Hapgerty to a regular sergeant, and Acting Sergeant Alva J. Stewart to a regular sergeant.

ooo and the allies' aggregate credit to he's an adder, you know." Answers, years, died yesterday morning at his years, (ilea yesieraay morning ai nis home, S22 O'Hara street, after a few transition period as quickly and effl 1 18,585,523 702 clently as possible. a London, M7 9D START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT BY GETTING INTO THE RIGHT SCHOOL "Repeat orders" indicate satisfied customers. Our enrollment always contains a large number of students who have brothers and sisters that formerly graduated from the school. But we do not often have the pleasure of enrolling the eighth member from the same family as we did a few days ago. Eight combined course scholarships in one family! "I have seven reasons for bringing this one here," said the father, four boys and three girls, all graduates of this schol and all highly successful." The man who knows is welcome in every business.

That is why our graduates find good positions waiting for them they jknow the fundamentals of business and are specially qualified for efficient work. Young women should take advan tage of the opportunities before them prepare for a good position which will make them independent, self supporting. Call and talk matters over with us. Attend the school with a record for the success of its graduates. (2 (r c9 8 it 99 The School of Successful Graduates CALL 999 EITHER PHONE JEFFERSON AVE.

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